And Here I Am
I like Dani. If he isn't jailor and I'm prisoner, we could have been the best of friends.
Based on a true story, AND HERE I AM, follows the journey of Ahmed Tobasi from armed resistance fighter to artist. Combining fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy, this is the story of one boy's struggle for self-determination in a violent world.
Based on a true story, AND HERE I AM, follows the journey of Ahmed Tobasi from armed resistance fighter to artist. Combining fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy, this is the story of one boy's struggle for self-determination in a violent world.
Creative Team
Written by: Hassan Abdulrazzak
Directed by: Zoe Lafferty
Cast: Ahmed Tobasi
Producer: Oliver King
Designer: Sarah Beaton
Sound: Max Pappenheim
Lighting Designer: Andy Purves
Stage Manager: Robyn Cross
Vocal Coach: Amiee Leonard
Written by: Hassan Abdulrazzak
Directed by: Zoe Lafferty
Cast: Ahmed Tobasi
Producer: Oliver King
Designer: Sarah Beaton
Sound: Max Pappenheim
Lighting Designer: Andy Purves
Stage Manager: Robyn Cross
Vocal Coach: Amiee Leonard
Performances
And Here I Am was performed at the Arcola Theatre on 3-8th July 2017 as part of the Shubbak Festival. The performance was part of a UK wide tour.
And Here I Am was performed at the Arcola Theatre on 3-8th July 2017 as part of the Shubbak Festival. The performance was part of a UK wide tour.
Reviews
★★★★ "Irreverently funny....charming and compelling"
—The Stage
★★★★ "A full throttle comic monologue...Tobasi has a warm and energetic stage presence that pulls the audience into his narrative, encouraging them to root for him throughout...an eye-opening and celebratory tale”
—The Reviews Hub
★★★★ "Wry sense of humour”
—The Wee Review
★★★★★ "Such is the power of the performance, the joy, the laughter and the bitterness entwined that quite rightly the audience treated to such a display of emotion and human heart were simply blown away and delivered the standing ovation that the actor truly deserved."
—Liverpool Sound and Vision
★★★ "This powerful real-life account of life in Jenin in the West Bank, is a raw and sharply comic production, asking if the stage can be as powerful as an AK47”
—Lyn Gardner writing in the Guardian
★★★ "Raw and engaging"
—The Times
"Tragic and moving...hopeful and uplifting"
—British Theatre Guide
★★★★ "Irreverently funny....charming and compelling"
—The Stage
★★★★ "A full throttle comic monologue...Tobasi has a warm and energetic stage presence that pulls the audience into his narrative, encouraging them to root for him throughout...an eye-opening and celebratory tale”
—The Reviews Hub
★★★★ "Wry sense of humour”
—The Wee Review
★★★★★ "Such is the power of the performance, the joy, the laughter and the bitterness entwined that quite rightly the audience treated to such a display of emotion and human heart were simply blown away and delivered the standing ovation that the actor truly deserved."
—Liverpool Sound and Vision
★★★ "This powerful real-life account of life in Jenin in the West Bank, is a raw and sharply comic production, asking if the stage can be as powerful as an AK47”
—Lyn Gardner writing in the Guardian
★★★ "Raw and engaging"
—The Times
"Tragic and moving...hopeful and uplifting"
—British Theatre Guide
